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Tag Archives: changing

Friendship in midlife: What to do when a friend is sick or dying

Seeing a friend suffer through long illness or death is one of the hardest things you will have to face, but you aren’t powerless.read more »

How to exercise when you have a bad back

When you have a bad back everything becomes a little more difficult, but healthy exercise isn’t totally off the table.read more »

Daughter moving 3000 miles away

My 21 year old daughter is moving away with her friend. She is bored in the city we live in and wants to get away. She is in a dead end job and I have been talking to her about going back to school or changing jobs but did not expect this. Her friread more »

How to exercise when you’re on vacation

Your vacation is supposed to be your break from it all, your time to refresh and recharge, but you can’t take a break from fitness.read more »

Recommendations for after college relations with daughters

My daughters graduate next week. One will be married in June and the other wants to be home this summer before starting the career hunt. We have paid for their college, car insurance, and most of everything while they were in school, which we wantread more »

This Doctor Still Wants to See You

Every year, you used to visit your ob/gyn for a Pap test and pelvic exam. Then you’d get your mammogram. Some ladies I know made it a “girlfriends date” and went out to lunch after their mammos. It was like getting your healthcare searead more »

Gum Disease after 45: What every vibrant woman should know

A little gum disease might seem like no big deal because it’s such a common and easy to treat condition.read more »

Depression after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Depression in women over 45 is very common, and it should not be left untreated.read more »

Bone health after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know about preventing osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is one of those scary words that always seems to be looming right above us, just waiting for your 45th birthday to strike.read more »

Colon health after 45: What every Vibrant woman should know

Nobody likes talking about colon health, or fiber, or anything that has to do with that area of the body.read more »